12:36 AM,
Jan. 15, 2014

Julien Saka of Aventura, Fla., plays a video game in the Ocean Township Target store in this 2010 file photo.

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The state's top law enforcement officer has a little advice for Target customers in New Jersey: Sign up for the offer by Target, which was hit by a massive data breach last month, for a free year of credit monitoring.

"We strongly encourage all Target customers to take advantage of this offer, regardless of whether they have identified suspicious activity in their personal accounts," acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said.

Personal information - including phone numbers, email and mailing addresses from as many as 70 million customers - was stolen before Christmas from Target's ...